Normandy
SESSION I : June 29 – July 10, 2011
En route from Paris to Normandy, we follow the path of the Impressionists by visiting GIVERNY,
Monet’s famous home and garden:
Giverny.
From there, we go to the village of MEUVAINES, where we stay in the 17th-century CHATEAU ROUGE,
summer home of a prominent French family, located only half a mile from the English Channel:
Paintings of Chateau Rouge and Meuvaines by BARBARA NUSSDORFER-EBLEN, from 2004:
For more pictures by PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN FRANCE students, visit the GALLERY page
and click on “Participant Artwork.”
For a VIRTUAL TOUR of the chateau, visit their website.
While in Meuvaines, participants explore the BEAUTIFUL SCENERY through drawing, painting, and photography.
When not making art, participants enjoy (shopping for and learning to cook) DELICIOUS FRENCH MEALS
from the Normandy region.
Sometimes we combine ART and COOKING!
Photo by photography teacher TERRY ROUECHE in 2010:
While in Normandy, we also explore French history and culture, including a visit to the city
of CAEN, with its Memorial to Peace and the castle of William the Conqueror:
BAYEAUX with its famous tapestry:
D-Day invasion beaches and the American Cemetery at OMAHA BEACH :
as photographed by FRANK VICKERY in 2010 :
as well as the second oldest church in France, photographed by ROSS DUFFIN (2010):
and the CHATEAU FOUNTAIN-HENRY, home to the same noble family since the Renaissance:
The week in Normandy concludes with an ART SHOW, bringing together the PAINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY IN FRANCE
participants and our neighbors of Meuvaines.
For more pictures of Normandy, visit the GALLERY page and click on “Normandy & Giverny.”